The Reds finish their series with Milwaukee as the Brewers need to run the table to have a shot at the second NL Wild Card slot. Coloardo’s magic number is two, so if the Brewers lose today, they cannot outright win the slot in the scheduled season. Sal Romano takes on Brent Suter in a battle of rookies. Romano pitched better on the road this season, 2-3 with a 3.86 ERA, compared to a 4.91 ERA at home. Just three of his nine home runs allowed came away from Cincinnati. Suter is part of a solid Brewers pitching staff, and his strength is limiting walks. In 98 1/3 big league innings he walked just 26 batters. Suter and Brandon Woodruff give Milwaukee a nice pair of young starters heading into 2018.
The Red Sox find themselves in a difficult spot going into the last series of the season, four games hosting Houston. The Astros are one game behind the Indians for best record in the AL, so Houston has a reason to win. The Red Sox keep getting pressured by the Yankees, who are three games out of the division with four games to play. As things stand right now, Houston would face Boston in the ALDS. I suspect the Astros care more about best record than if they play Boston or New York in the first round. If Houston can force Boston into a tie with the Yankees, however, that should benefit them.
- The Astros force those teams to burn a pitcher Monday.
- If the Astros face the wild card team, they would wind up against the weak Twins, or a Boston or New York team that just used their two best pitchers.
- If they face the division winner, the Astros will have one more day of rest.
Brad Peacock face Eduardo Rodriguez in the first game. Peacock, at 12-2, won more games this season than he did in his previous five. Coming into this season he allowed 1.40 HR per 9 IP, but this year he reduced that to 0.64 HR per 9 IP. Only six of Rodriguez’s 18 home runs came at home this season.
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